GRE Word List

ROUSING

giving rise to excitement : stirring

The meaning of the word rousing is giving rise to excitement : stirring.

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WordMeaning
academicof, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning
championa winner of first prize or first place in competition
materialisma theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter
consecratededicated to a sacred purpose
diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
impersonalhaving no personal reference or connection
gourmeta connoisseur of food and drink
initiateto cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going
undertakerone who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur